The purpose of this book is to take an informed, dispassionate and constructive look at the challenges of IT and to offer insight, analysis and guidance on the ever changing environment.
Section I: Organizational Horizons Foreword,Michael J. Earl 1. Exploring the Relationship between Information Technology and Organizational Structure,Jeffrey L. Sampler 2. Groupware in Decision Support,Paul Anand 3. Knowledge Strategies: Propositions from Two Contrasting Industries,Michael J. Earl 4. Business Process Reengineering: A Phenomenon of Organization,Michael J Earl 5. Information Systems in Global Business,Michael J Earl and David F Feeny Section II: Mobilising the Organization ForewordMichael J. Earl 6. Strategic Information Systems,Blake Ives and Michael Vitale 7. Innovating with Information Technology,Martin Lockett 8. An Organizational Approach to IS Strategy-Making,Michael J. Earl 9. Relationships between Strategy and Business Process Reengineering: Evidence from Case Studies,Michael J. Earl, Jeffrey L. Sampler, and James E. Short Section III: Organizing the IS Function Foreword,Michael J. Earl 10. Configuring the IS function in Complex Organizations,Michael J. Earl, Brian Edwards, and David F. Feeny 11. Organizational Arrangements for IS: Roles of Users and Specialists,David J. Feeny, Michael J. Earl, and Brian Edwards 12. The Role of the Corporate IT Function in the Federal IT Organization,Stephen L. Hodgkinson 13. IT Outsourcing and the Changing Shape of the Information Systems Function,Leslie P. Willcocks and Guy Fitzgerald 14. Mergers: The Role of Information Technology,Jane C. Linder Section IV: Managing IT Projects Foreword,Michael J. Earl 15. Prol6